Re:Why People Feel Like Victims
by WalterBright on Thursday May 06, 2021 @07:22PM
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I'm sorry you lost your father, cancer is a terrible disease. I lost my mom to cancer.
The vast majority of victims are of sound mind and body, they aren't legless. If your legs are crushed by a drunk, you have my sympathy. If you were playing on the freeway at the time, my sympathies would be a bit muted.
> Got COVID?
Personally, I did everything I could to reduce my risk, and am now vaccinated. 2/3 of Americans are not vaccinated, yet one can now just walk in and get vaccinated. I'm respectful and sympathetic to the health workers and essential workers who put their lives at risk.
But today, when vaccines (in the US) are trivially available, I'm not so sympathetic to those who do not get one, and then get Covid.
I had a conversation with one person who said she wasn't getting the vaccine because God would look out for her. I replied that God looked out for her by making the vaccine available.
The overwhelming majority of people in America are of sound mind and body.
The vast majority of victims are of sound mind and body, they aren't legless. If your legs are crushed by a drunk, you have my sympathy. If you were playing on the freeway at the time, my sympathies would be a bit muted.
> Got COVID?
Personally, I did everything I could to reduce my risk, and am now vaccinated. 2/3 of Americans are not vaccinated, yet one can now just walk in and get vaccinated. I'm respectful and sympathetic to the health workers and essential workers who put their lives at risk.
But today, when vaccines (in the US) are trivially available, I'm not so sympathetic to those who do not get one, and then get Covid.
I had a conversation with one person who said she wasn't getting the vaccine because God would look out for her. I replied that God looked out for her by making the vaccine available.
The overwhelming majority of people in America are of sound mind and body.